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Sex disease fears over teenagers

news.bbc.co.uk — Nearly half of all under-25s do not use condoms with new partners, according to a new survey.

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  • warrior007, on 05/16/2008, -8/+47Deborah Jack, chief executive of the National Aids Trust, said:In National Condom Week, the British public need a wake-up call on condom use.

    "Too many people don't know the basic facts on how condoms prevent a sexually transmitted infection such as HIV.

    "Too many people are inconsistent in how they use condoms and too many people give up on condoms in a relationship without a health check-up, thus possibly harming their health or that of their sexual partner.

    "We need to educate the whole population in the importance of condoms.
    • Hoov, on 05/16/2008, -14/+8Oooh baby I like it rawww, ooh baby I like it raaaawww!!
    • XxtraLarGe, on 05/16/2008, -0/+36I don't buy it. Teens & young adults hear about condoms all the time and simply chose not to listen. The only thing more well known by most teenagers than using condoms to prevent pregnancy & disease is not drinking and driving, and still a huge number of teens drink and drive every year too.
      • Niightwitch, on 05/16/2008, -0/+21I agree. There's so much info available to teens that they're saturated with it. The only answer is that they choose not to listen. Throwing more money at the problem to increase education isn't the answer. I don't know the answer.
        • mustang460, on 05/16/2008, -0/+29parenting
        • gyrfalcon, on 05/16/2008, -1/+9+spankings
        • lisaawesome, on 05/16/2008, -1/+5I seriously don't understand why people choose not to use protection. I engage a lot of other risky behavior but that is one thing that I will not risk. I'm 22 and live in a more conservative state and it is absolutely drilled into us from 5th grade on up that if you are going to have sex use a condom. I even remember the AIDS video we watched in the 5th grade (about 12 years ago) about how if you don't keep a properly maintained "fence" AIDS is gonna invade your "house"! It was corny as hell but it has obviously stuck with me.
        • IEatHamburgers, on 05/16/2008, -2/+2@ gyrfalcon:
          I thought parenting WAS spankings...
    • floridiot2, on 05/16/2008, -1/+24"We need to educate the whole population in the importance of condoms."

      But then they'll have sex!!
      • halleyscomet, on 05/16/2008, -6/+6"OMFG!!!!

        Abstinence only educational the way!!

        Then people will stop having sex outside of wedlock!!!!!!!"

        Thank you, thank you. I'll continue my impression of a raging, ignorant religious moron next week.
    • Shots, on 05/16/2008, -0/+2I thought western countries had a negative birth:death ratio.... they should be happy that more people want to pro-create.
      • Y0tsuya, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1They're not procreating. They're only interested in having recreational sex.
        • igyigyigy, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1And possibly rendering themselves infertile or disgusting via STDs
    • IdevInull, on 05/16/2008, -10/+1Oh -- looks like "Have all the sex you want" education - isn't working!!!


    • Mullinsmcd, on 05/16/2008, -1/+7US is way worse then Europe when it comes to STDs and Teen Pregnancy and I'm sure just as many kids are bumping uglies. We have a dysfunctional society where abstinence only education and religious doctrine are used in place of simple talks about what sex is and how to protect yourself and your partner. If you have kids or are thinking about having kids, please use some of the many resources on the internet to figure out the best way to discuss this issue with those who you love (or even to investigate it for yourself). Please don't be like my parents who neglected to have the talk with me and I ended up finding out via Cinemax (and my wife found out via Sailor Moon Hentai, no joke)

  • Ridgeliner7, on 05/16/2008, -15/+18Sickening.....
    • geekchic, on 05/16/2008, -15/+32Nah, probbaly just Catholic.
      • tmbrwolf19, on 05/16/2008, -1/+10Except that most _Christians_ in the UK are Anglican, not Roman Catholic. Not to mention that very few people in the UK actively practice their faith. This is also the place where about 400,000 people put "Jedi" as their identified religious group on the last census. This has less to do with religion and more to do with horny young people, me thinks.
        • uhhNo, on 05/16/2008, -2/+6In the US, everything has to do with religion, unfortunately (with extra emphasis on unfortunately).
        • IEatHamburgers, on 05/16/2008, -1/+3@ uhhNo:
          I think you've been visiting the U.S. at the wrong border crossings - we're not all like that.

          For example, if you cross at Detroit, you'll see everything has to do with killing people. Right before you're killed, that is.
    • kelly, on 05/16/2008, -42/+4Thanks geekchick for the troll.

      You've been reported.
      • KevinRWright, on 05/16/2008, -4/+14No, their statement was pretty accurate.
      • compu73rg33k, on 05/16/2008, -0/+19Guess you're not an expert on Catholic dogma. But don't worry it's not a terrible ignorance to claim! But the Catholic Church still does preach against condom use, citing that the only type of sex one should have is unprotected vaginal intercourse with the intention of procreation and any "handsex" should be reserved only for foreplay. Anal sex is bad, always.
      • ADVIZR, on 05/16/2008, -4/+9Thanks, kelly, for the troll. You've been buried.
      • JointVenture, on 05/16/2008, -4/+25STFU, Reported? What are you a ***** hall monitor?

    • AWBoy666, on 05/16/2008, -2/+15It's not sickening........sex doesn't feel nearly as good with a condom as without. There's a damn good reason people don't wear them.
      • ADVIZR, on 05/16/2008, -2/+6He's not saying sex is sickening.

        I'm sure, he's saying the idiocy/ignorance of careless and untested people not using protection is sickening... which it is.
      • Darkhacker, on 05/16/2008, -2/+3I've never noticed *that* much of a difference. It's not like I don't enjoy it or can't cum. If you get good condoms, you can barely tell you are wearing it at all. I would much rather sacrifice a small bit of sensitivity for protection from STDs. Besides, sex is about pleasing your partner more than anything. If you're only looking out for your own needs, stick to masturbation.
        • JointVenture, on 05/17/2008, -1/+2That latex has to taste nasty! I dont even like the way they smell on my fingers after putting one on and you put that ***** in your mouth?
    • AmericansRevolt, on 05/17/2008, -1/+0whats really sickening is the non-existant male birth control pills. theyll solve everything! also the population problem!
      • teaBagger, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1Male birth control pills wont solve the problem of scabs on your *****....
        • AmericansRevolt, on 05/20/2008, -0/+0scabs on ***** are easier to deal with then kids hanging on your legs....
  • Sarahonweb, on 05/16/2008, -19/+22oh..This is bad. I do not understand why these teenagers can't take thr own life seriously..

    sarah
    • mike17032, on 05/16/2008, -4/+41Because using a rubber simply isnt as much fun.
      • xtinamo, on 05/16/2008, -0/+7so true.
      • lisaawesome, on 05/16/2008, -2/+7Yeah man it's so much more fun for your junk to burn or to make a kid.
        • breezytrees, on 05/16/2008, -0/+3or you could sleep with a clean girl that's on the pill.
    • sodade, on 05/16/2008, -1/+18Maybe they see the ludicrous failures of adults in running things. It is like littering. It used to make me crazy seeing teenagers littering, but look at the example set in the adult world where we let corporations ***** pollution over all of us. They are just following our example.
      • shaka999, on 05/16/2008, -3/+3Naw, more likely is the influence of pop culture.
        • sodade, on 05/16/2008, -1/+2Pop culture was just as lame in the 70s
    • xsquirrel378x, on 05/16/2008, -11/+18signatures are ghey

      -squirrel
    • BestJaxx, on 05/16/2008, -0/+13I was surprised to read that article because I'm 14, and by the time that I'm ready to have sex, I sure as hell hope I'm wearing a condom.
      • dislexicllama, on 05/16/2008, -1/+9You sure as hell HOPE you're wearing a condom? Maybe you should adopt the thinking that when you're ready to have sex you WILL be wearing a condom :)

        I've never really considered not wearing a condom, and my girlfriend is not on birth control so it's one more reason to keep covering up. I'd love to try sex without a rubber but I just don't see it being worth the risks yet.
        • xtinamo, on 05/16/2008, -1/+12Not to detract you from wearing a condom, but sex without one is a completely different experience.
        • DteK, on 05/16/2008, -0/+2its worth it.
          Dive in
        • dumpyhumpy, on 05/16/2008, -0/+9Get tested, and get her on the pill.

          Unfortunately, once you do it without, using a rubber feels like youre jerking off with a garbage bag.
        • dislexicllama, on 05/26/2008, -0/+1Have since tried sex without a condom and indeed the experience is far more pleasurable, but the pros of covering up are still more convenient.. for now, perhaps things will change as they progress
      • MacTyler, on 05/16/2008, -6/+1by the time you're ready???? You are 14!!!!
        • BestJaxx, on 05/16/2008, -0/+3I'm at least waiting until I'm 16, and part of the reason I haven't had sex, and don't plan on it any time soon, is because not only do I have little desire for sex, but also there are very few in my school that I would even consider losing my virginity with. Not because they are ugly, but because they are not respectable people.
        • MacTyler, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1Actually I have to say good for you.
    • foltaggio, on 07/11/2008, -0/+1Controversial comment ;)
    • sandman979, on 05/16/2008, -0/+1There's actually a reason. At teenage years the brain starts to grow and develop areas again. Just like their baby years. You know what... I'll make easy for you. Here's a link to an excellent documentary. Check it out

      http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/teen ...
    • EmperorAwesome, on 05/17/2008, -0/+3Condoms suck. I know how that sounds, but nothing ventured, nothing gained. There are consequences, kiddos. Just keep that in mind.
  • starskii, on 05/16/2008, -6/+10Really frightening... the thing is that irrespective of the amount of awareness or education that is going on, it's not really changing habits.. it's a big problem
  • Qong, on 05/16/2008, -8/+62I'm going to go ahead and assume that they simply polled an extremely ignorant group of people.

    If not, then I have to agree with starskii's comment above: The risk of sexually transmitted diseases and infections is common knowledge amongst all people in western countries. If half of them still aren't using proper protection with people that they've just met, then I don't see how more funding and more education is going to help. It should be written off as ignorance on their part.

    Sadly for those of you in the UK, you have the National Health Service there to make up for the mistakes of the ignorant. There's nothing more fair than burdening intelligent people with taxes to make up for the failures of others... If those statistics hold true for the US, then hopefully we don't implement a public health system.
    • johnomaz, on 05/16/2008, -0/+3One would wish that was true. But i bet the group polled was anyone off the street that walked in to take the poll.
    • DifferentAngle, on 05/16/2008, -0/+5yay for natural selection
    • Corsix, on 05/16/2008, -3/+6Say what you want about the NHS, but I'm happy knowing that if/when myself or a family member falls ill, they can get treatment without having to worry about the financial cost of their treatment, or fight insurance companies.
    • benjpw, on 05/16/2008, -2/+4Typical social darwinist sounding tripe. Lame.

      I'm sure you do plenty of unhealthy and stupid things that I would look down upon you for.. quit trying to mask libertarian diatribes in sheep's clothing :P
      • Qong, on 05/16/2008, -1/+1What I do is none of your concern. You aren't paying for my health care, so don't worry about it.

        You're wrong anyway, I do very few things that are unhealthy.
        • StaticThunder, on 05/16/2008, -1/+2So you never eat red meat, you never drink alcohol, and you never drive in a car or go out in the sun, play aggressive sports or have sex. You must be no fun at all at parties.

          And yet when your insurance runs out because you get a major illness (and if you live long enough, you will), and you go bankrupt paying for nice American health care, I will be paying for your emergency room care with a $400 aspirin tablet the next time you fall ill, and dealing with the economic impact of your foreclosed house and unpaid debts.

          If you are a typical American, you aren't even solvent when you're healthy.
        • Qong, on 05/17/2008, -2/+1I think that you need to use a few more stereotypes there...

          You should actually try doing some research, educating yourself so that you can then speak intelligently about these topics, instead of replying with nonsense and burying my comments.

          Literally everything that you said in your comment is a stereotype that holds little truth when you look at the facts: Attempting to attack me because your argument is weak, trashing our health care system, $400 aspirin, and even an "Americans are fat and unhealthy, lolz" comment at the end.

          You are a failure and should no longer reply to my comments; if anything, digg them up and move on.
        • StaticThunder, on 05/19/2008, -0/+3My "stereotype" includes everyone in the U.S. up to one standard deviation above the mean. So unless you are in the Forbes 100 wealthiest people, you're just a bunch of bravado and bad ideas about how to handle health care.

          When you carry zero debt, and can afford your own long term care (to the tune of $1M plus), then you can thank your stars for the society that made your wealth possible and maybe enlighten us with how to bring everyone else up to your level of existence. The rest of us have to hang together, for we will surely hang apart.
    • Triskozko, on 05/16/2008, -1/+2You think these problems are avoided just because our medicine isn't socialized? What do you think happens to your insurance prices when this happens?
    • ZenMojo, on 05/16/2008, -0/+2Isn't this pretty much a survey of Brits? Aren't British teenagers renowned for taking the worst American habits and doing them ten times as badly?
    • Trooper77, on 05/17/2008, -0/+2People shouldn't be having sex with people they just met...let alone before marriage. How about that? There's a great way to prevent STDs. Yet people are so ignorant they keep on doing it. Silly silly world we live in.
      • Hamletlere, on 05/17/2008, -0/+3What, in particular, is ignorant about pre-marital sex? In general, I consider it a good thing to experience as many aspects of a relationship prior to committing to wedding vows. I'm sure many people who wait until they are married to have sex experience problems in this area of their relationship.

        But what do I know? I'm just a guy who's been happily married for 10 years to the woman I was having pre-marital sex with. Guess I'm just ignorant.
  • pentupentropy, on 05/16/2008, -3/+128After reading this, I'm gonna have to stop screwing the babysitter. I mean she's hot as hot can be, but if this is how teens are acting...
  • SteelChicken, on 05/16/2008, -21/+14What the old farts say is true, each new generation is dumber than the one before.
    • Twinked, on 05/16/2008, -0/+6Idiocracy ... watch it and believe. It's only a matter of time.
  • frozzenst, on 05/16/2008, -10/+15thanks god i'm not an under-25 any more :)
    • hermslice, on 05/16/2008, -1/+3I AM, but i use condoms, and my girl is on the pill!!!! (yeah)
      • DarkoKun, on 05/16/2008, -2/+1You don't need both.
        • hungarianhc, on 05/16/2008, -0/+1True. The pill doesn't protect against STDs, which is what this article is about. I think hermslice is just excited about his first time and wanted to show off a bit!
  • Flamancot, on 05/16/2008, -9/+16No, we got the memo - your dick can fall off if you don't use a condom. You can get the herp, grossehreaa, nastysect crawlers, and all kinds of other real or made-up sexual maladys. Trust me, we've been told hundreds and hundreds of times. The problem is.... condoms suck. The younger Gen Y kids don't do things they don't like to do.
    • krellor, on 05/16/2008, -3/+20Not all condoms are created equal. Try some of Beyond 7's Sheerlon condoms. Order them online if you have to. One of the best condoms on the market, imho, and I have tried out several different variety packs from online vendors, and none were as good.

      That, and who the ***** cares if it doesn't feel as good if you end up getting the HIV? Seriously, and then spreading it to someone else? Grow up.
      • Flamancot, on 05/16/2008, -0/+7Growing, thanks. I'll try some beyond 7's then. Oh wait, no girls in my life - *****!
      • mike17032, on 05/16/2008, -0/+6They all suck.

        Some suck less than others, but they all suck.
        • CJMac, on 05/16/2008, -0/+5Yes, but so does the clap. So does accidentally getting someone pregnant. There's a huge list of reasons to wear a condom with a new partner, and not doing it just because "it doesn't feel good" is a really bad idea
    • mariecordona, on 05/16/2008, -0/+6Natural selection at its finest...
    • hermslice, on 05/16/2008, -3/+3I got it, but then again i got the memo on the TPS reports too...
    • charlietuna, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1Well good for you.
  • wynja, on 05/16/2008, -14/+7Hmmm, babies having babies. Nice work there UK.
    • shadowman99, on 05/16/2008, -0/+4Yeah. That never ever happens in the US.

      I don't know who piss me off more - people who staunchly stand against providing teenagers with realistic information and counseling on how to avoid unplanned pregnancy, or the people who snidely pass judgment on teenager mothers. Ironically these same people are usually pro-life, yet their judgmental attitudes are the very thing that make many young girls terminate their pregnancy. Then, at the end of all that, these same people will also tell the same girl she's damned, after all they did to make a teenager feel trapped into the decision.
  • johnomaz, on 05/16/2008, -19/+14Good, let them all get diseases and die off so the world will have less stupid under-25s
    • hayzeus, on 05/16/2008, -1/+2Then where would I get my interns? *Somebody's* got to get my coffee and trim my toenails...
      • JointVenture, on 05/16/2008, -3/+4Are you kidding me, Obama will have us paying for this kid the rest of his life.
  • kelly, on 05/16/2008, -45/+16I got a novel idea...

    why don't these punks keep it in their pants and the little tarts they're with... simply keep their legs closed!
    • krellor, on 05/16/2008, -4/+30How ignorant are you? If they are not using protection what makes you think abstinence is a convincing alternative? Seriously.
    • thescimitar, on 05/16/2008, -7/+22If you think abstinence is a solution for teenage sex, you are sadly mistaken.

      Eight years of abstinence rich sex education in the US has left us with STD infections at 25% of the population under 25. Asking the kiddies to be proper little puritans will be about as effective as asking the sun not to shine.
      • Smuikas, on 05/16/2008, -1/+2But the sun wasn't shining this morning. It was raining :(
    • mike17032, on 05/16/2008, -3/+20Just because you couldnt get laid doesnt mean others shouldnt be able to enjoy it.
    • uziko, on 05/16/2008, -4/+3Uh, why don't they stop having sex? Uh, because sex is the 1# most enjoyable part of life, and 100% safe and effective with condom usage.

      Why don't you just chop off your own dick if you don't like sex. Don't try to ruin it for other people though.

      The problem is that they aren't wearing condoms. The solution is for them to wear condoms.

      That's like saying. Having children can create murderers, so why the heck don't we stop having children.
      Oh wait I agree with that in your case. DON'T HAVE AND ***** CHILDREN, AND FOLLOW MY SUGGESTION OF CUTTING YOUR DICK OFF
  • DiggLive, on 05/16/2008, -8/+20Great, another article reminding me of that sex thing I'll never have..
  • corneliusJones, on 05/16/2008, -23/+43Having sex with a condom on sucks big time.
    • JointVenture, on 05/16/2008, -14/+16Don't digg him down, support his stupidity so he can spend the rest of his life with monthly outbreaks and hopefully go sterile before he breeds.
      • Continuum, on 05/16/2008, -0/+3He isn't saying sex with a stranger. I think he is just generally refering to how lame sex can be with a condom.
        But as my old computer science teacher use to say "sex is like documentation. When it's good, it's real good. When it's bad, it's better than nothing."
    • AWBoy666, on 05/16/2008, -3/+22That it does. It's barely pleasurable at all. What's the point of sex when it's not even enjoyable?
      Condoms are great, but they run sex for the man. Why can't we come up with something better?
      • chedabob, on 05/16/2008, -0/+1There's plenty of alternatives, but none work as well as a condom.
        • JointVenture, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1NONE of the other options work at all as far as STDs are concerned.

          There are ways to make them work better, a little and I mean a little bit of astro on the inside of the condom makes all the difference.
      • jackalsclaw, on 05/16/2008, -0/+15a monogamist relationship with a clean woman on birth control?
        • ummagummas08, on 05/17/2008, -0/+3Ha! For a second I thought you were serious.
    • AvronC, on 05/16/2008, -0/+2AIDS Sucks More. Aids.....
    • hermslice, on 05/16/2008, -1/+5"Why take diet pills when you can enjoy ayds"
      http://tinyurl.com/3n83ap (not a rickroll)
    • hermslice, on 05/16/2008, -1/+1CorneliusJones... if you pay them more you dont have to use the condom...
      • JointVenture, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1If they will let you pay them more to not use a condom that means they are already infected and dont give a *****.

    • itsthemechanic, on 05/16/2008, -0/+3Get polyurethane condoms... you can hardly tell you are wearing them! They cost a ton of money but their the best invention ever. Durex Avanti FTW!!
  • Alix7, on 05/16/2008, -15/+33Good, teenagers (and me being one of them) are some of the stupidest people alive right now.

    Between videogames, television, facebook and music teenagers have little actual knowledge of anything.

    • KevinRWright, on 05/16/2008, -2/+18...And get off my lawn while you're at it!
    • mike17032, on 05/16/2008, -2/+18With the internet, TV, and yes even Video Games I would bet teens today know more about the world and "real life" than earlier generations ever did.

      And the next one will know even more.
      • inhaler, on 05/16/2008, -1/+6They may "know" more, but the lack to wisdom to apply the knowledge learned, or the faculties earned by experience to understand it. Smart people make dumb mistakes that only wisdom could prevent.
        • Continuum, on 05/16/2008, -0/+2I think that the main reason that teens lack the wisdom to apply their knowledge is the fact that Baby Boomer parents are way to protective for the most part...
          Don't even get me started on the whole helicopter parenting thing.
      • mariecordona, on 05/16/2008, -0/+1I think teenagers have always known more than their parents (and everyone else), or at least until they become parents themselves.
      • hermslice, on 05/16/2008, -0/+2What if they become parents while they are still teenagers??
        • Philbert, on 05/16/2008, -0/+1Sounds like my nephew. At 18 he's a father, been married, been divorced, and is now engaged again.
      • GlassAgate, on 05/18/2008, -0/+1Weather or not teenagers know more
        is unknown, but it's safe to say that
        crime is declining. Weather or not
        popular media was directly responsible
        is unknown. If teenagers aren't
        as smart as they could be, it's better
        for them to be in that state than to be
        six feet under.
    • FecalHurler, on 05/16/2008, -3/+2Add Digg to that lis... Oh, wait.
    • uziko, on 05/16/2008, -2/+2Hey fellow young person, it seems your buying into all the crap that old jealous people want you to think, you have been brainwashed.

      The truth is that while there are still plenty of morons in our generation, as a whole we are a LOT smarter than older people.
    • Philbert, on 05/16/2008, -0/+1Right now? I have a feeling that has been going on for as long as teenagers existed.
    • ooowahooo, on 05/16/2008, -0/+2Its true that 90% of teens nowadays are retarded. But just as many were retarded in previous generations as well.
    • fugazied, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1Teens today are no more retarded than we all were. The main difference is the society they are growing up in is increasingly high stimulus, electronic, fast pleasure orientated. How easy it is to get porn now compared to when a teen was growing up in 1970. I didn't see any hardcore porn till I was about 16. Any kid with google access can get it as soon as they access a PC, at any age
      The changes to society make puberty and growing up a lot more complicated and confusing I have no doubt. Life isn't as simple for kids anymore...
      • ummagummas08, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1This is a good point, I'd like to see the difference in a child that was raised around the internet and computers, and one that was raised out in the country, like sheltered from it.
  • Harboggles, on 05/16/2008, -21/+26***** the religious right. They forced the entire country to learn "abstinence only" instead of proper sexual conduct like using condoms, more importantly they fail the young women (and some men) in their education of learning to give proper blow jobs..
    • kelly, on 05/16/2008, -8/+1maybe because one is guaranteed to spread disease while the other compels teens to walk a narrow line.
      • ahawks, on 05/16/2008, -0/+5ummm, what? It sounds like you're defending abstinence only education.

        Which means you think proper sex ed "guarantees" the spread of STDs, and telling kids "don't have sex. let's move on" properly motivates them to never touch each other, right?

        How about showing kids pictures of what a herpes sore looks like, and informing them that 20% of the male US population has herpes, 25% of the women.

        And telling them you can be a carrier and not even have symptoms, so they need proper tests.

        Or what about gonorrea or chlamidia, with wonderful pictures of puss oozing out where it shouldn't. Or genital warts.

        Teach them that there ARE risks, and abstinence is the only guarantee not to risk yourself, but realistically most people end up having sex at some point, hopefully, and they need to make safe decisions when taking that step.
        • KingBabi, on 05/16/2008, -0/+3Scare tactics don't work. Teach kids where the nearest planned parenthood is, where to buy condoms and the morning-after pill, etc. That's what ***** helps. Puss stays on their minds for a while, but then thoughts quickly turn to puss-y.
        • SoyCockail, on 05/16/2008, -0/+1My high school did just about all of that.
          "How about showing kids pictures of what a herpes sore looks like, and informing them that 20% of the male US population has herpes, 25% of the women."
          Check
          "And telling them you can be a carrier and not even have symptoms, so they need proper tests."
          Check
          "Or what about gonorrea or chlamidia, with wonderful pictures of puss oozing out where it shouldn't. Or genital warts."
          Yep, that one too even though the teacher wasn't allowed to show them. She just covered the windows on the doors of the class and the school turned a blind eye.
          "Teach them that there ARE risks, and abstinence is the only guarantee not to risk yourself..."
          Thats where the school failed us. Thats all they taught. They briefly mentioned condoms, but heavily stressed that abstinence was the only way to be 100% safe. To their credit it did work. Most people after coming out of health class where "sex education" was taught said that they would never have sex again. We even got these cool lanyards to show that we would remain abstinent. The problem was after about a week everyone completely forgot about it.
        • Netrilix, on 05/16/2008, -0/+1If I remember correctly, my high school skimmed the abstinence part of the argument. They mentioned that it was the only 100% guaranteed way, but they weren't under the delusion that spending an entire semester on it was going to make a huge difference. They taught as many forms of protection as they possibly could, gave stats on each one, etc. We got the STD pictures and all of that as well. Personally, I think they did a great job.

          On a side note, I believe abstinence-only education is the worst idea I've ever heard of. I know far too many "good little Christians" who turned into complete sluts once they ended up in a public school (be it high school or college). They break free of the abstinence-only education, and now they're out in the real world with no knowledge of the alternatives to abstinence. I think abstinence-only options should definitely be taught, but you need to go a heck of a lot further than that to be very effective.
    • PhattyPhattMatt, on 05/16/2008, -0/+10Read the article, this was published in the UK, not the US.
    • JointVenture, on 05/16/2008, -2/+3You ***** are so lost you cant even take responsibility for your own *****.
    • eagle200363, on 05/16/2008, -6/+1It is not the religious rights fault. Most school districts in the US hardly even touch on abstinence only. I used to live in one of the most conservative counties in the nation, Waukesha Wisconsin and I hardly heard anything about abstinence. Teenagers know exactly what they are doing, they are not dumb. They do not need a teacher to show them or teach them these things. Maybe is we actually did teach abstinence, and the consequences that come with having sex people would be less likely to get pregnant, or impregnate someone, at a young age when they cannot meet those consequences. We need to stop sheltering our children allowing them to think that there are no negative consequences for their actions, and allowing them to not have to deal with the consequences (aka allowing abortion)
      • sugarazor, on 05/16/2008, -0/+4Then you haven't been in school recently. Abstinence Only is the most commonly used form of Sex Ed.
    • GhostyBoy, on 05/16/2008, -1/+3So...wait a second....now religion and the right wing are to blame for chicks who suck at giving head?
      • ssn697, on 05/16/2008, -1/+5Blame Canada...
      • jlimon, on 05/16/2008, -0/+3Well have YOU ever gotten good head from a nun?

        Didn't think so.
        • GhostyBoy, on 05/17/2008, -0/+5A Catholic schoolgirl is an entirely different story though.
        • ummagummas08, on 05/17/2008, -0/+2Totally.
      • inobla, on 05/17/2008, -0/+3Actually, I thanked the religion and right wing family propaganda for exactly the opposite. I dated a good little catholic girl back in the day who thought vaginal intercourse between unwed partners was a nasty sin...so, she got damn good from lots of practice at everything else that wasn't. :)
    • ummagummas08, on 05/17/2008, -0/+2I don't know.. one of the best blow jobs I've ever received was from a girl that went to catholic school.
  • Shippwreck87, on 05/16/2008, -5/+4I wish I could contribute to those numbers :(
  • godseyeview, on 05/16/2008, -8/+18bareback is best especially with a creampie ending
  • MerryMortician, on 05/16/2008, -4/+105i still use condoms when i sleep with teens.
    • TheWindBlows, on 05/16/2008, -2/+19o_O
    • buddyw, on 05/16/2008, -1/+6Right now, I am picturing Matthew McConaughey from Dazed and Confused.
    • hermslice, on 05/16/2008, -1/+4Your an insperation to us all!!
    • Tyrghast, on 05/16/2008, -0/+7I have them in bed by 8 and home by 10.
    • Spacenoodle, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1me too, but only because it means the police can't get a DNA sample
    • Myonosken, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1Thats what I like about high school girls...
  • blah247, on 05/16/2008, -9/+6Thank god I avoided STD's....
  • akphidelt, on 05/16/2008, -1/+44Pull and pray!!!
    • jb0nd38372, on 05/16/2008, -1/+1Sky diving came to mind upon reading that, any more professions where you'd "pull and pray"?
    • dazhboh, on 05/16/2008, -0/+0That sounds like a Steve Gibson program
  • Snakedal337, on 05/16/2008, -12/+23I'm 18, and i'll agree, teenagers are retarded. Really. I can't stand 99.3% of them, and i've never seen more ignorant people in one area than a high school.
    • jseres, on 05/16/2008, -6/+15Anti-social are we?
      • Snakedal337, on 05/16/2008, -3/+6Just anti-stupidity, there's only so much you can take. My favorite quote from my school: "Man I wanna ***** fight someone today, i'm so bored!" (As herd in the hallway) Later he sucker punched some random kid in the cafeteria line. Imbeciles.
        • neems25, on 05/16/2008, -2/+4That....Is.....AWESOME!
        • suranwrap, on 05/16/2008, -1/+2That was me. I punched him, cause he had a STD.
        • SoyCockail, on 05/16/2008, -0/+3I think I have you beat. My all time favorite quote from high school is "Bitch! you so stupid, you can't get pregnant in just a day" Some girl said this to her friend that was trying to tell her how stupid she was for having sex with some kid at a party they went to. She thought that you had to have sex for 9 months before you get pregnant.
        • Snakedal337, on 05/16/2008, -0/+1Haha..touche
        • GOVATENT, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1wow, and i thought my school was bad.
    • neems25, on 05/16/2008, -5/+11oooooooo you're soooooo cool!

      /sarcasm
    • omgbanana, on 05/16/2008, -0/+9Probably because you've not been much elsewhere but your high school.

      Brace yourself. It gets worse.
    • Gabberwok, on 05/16/2008, -2/+2I'm guessing they don't like you either?
    • Rally603, on 05/16/2008, -2/+1It's like that at pretty much every high school, and it doesn't get much better afterward.
    • akphidelt, on 05/16/2008, -1/+0Stop wearing Halo 3 shirts to school and people might respect you more!
    • Tyrghast, on 05/16/2008, -0/+2btw, i'm getting you a fresh pack of razor blades for your birthday.
      • akphidelt, on 05/16/2008, -0/+0hahahaha, so so wrong... but hilarious!!
  • ikarimaru, on 05/16/2008, -8/+21As long as there's Abstinence-only education in schools, we will have this problem. Schools don't need to be a moral authority on pre-marital relations, but they have an obligation to educate children on health issues which impact them, since the parents are obviously absent in the conversation.

    Point is, kids are going to have sex. It happens. For the love of God, people, teach them to act responsibly.
    • eagle200363, on 05/16/2008, -6/+1Yes, lets encourage them to act responsibly, aka DON'T HAVE SEX! Teenagers already know the consequences of having sex, and particularly unprotected sex. However if we can beat it in their brains that having sex before marriage is one of the biggest risks you can take maybe some of them will figure it out. I don't find pre-marital sex to be immoral but it is one of the biggest risks a person can take, and could turn out to ruin a persons future.
      • ikarimaru, on 05/16/2008, -0/+3It being premarital sex has nothing to do with it. Idiots translate a school's responsible sexual education program as a school-sanctioned okay to have orgies in the halls.

        Sleeping with multiple partners while not using condoms is the problem. If you think just screaming "DON'T HAVE SEX" at them is going to solve the problem more than telling them "You run the risk of dying an excruciatingly prolonged death due to AIDs if you don't act responsibly with sexual partners", you either were never a teen or you just don't remember what it was like to be one.
      • ummagummas08, on 05/17/2008, -0/+2The no sex before marriage argument is so tired and overused. There's nothing you can do about teens having sex, they're going to do it regardless. Honestly, did you wait until you were married to first have sex with your wife?? How long did that marriage last?
        My guess is if you did wait, you've already broken up - but if you knew before hand that they were good in the sack, then the relationship lasted a lot longer.
        In my opinion, having a good sex life with your partner makes your relationship so much more enjoyable. If there's no physical attraction, it's just not going to work. Your 'no sex before marriage' argument is probably the reason why so many people hate being married, or are divorced.

        I think the biggest problem today is not that teens don't want to use condoms; it's rather that the hassle you have to go through in getting them is too much. If they were issued to everyone, no one would have a problem using them.
      • GlassAgate, on 05/18/2008, -0/+1I'm getting real sick of the idea that having sex before
        marriage is ultimately bad. Someone can have sex
        before marriage, and turn out fine. Someone can avoid
        sex before marriage, then get married, and their partner
        can pick up a STD from a bad batch of blood from a blood
        transfusion.
        Yes, someone IS less likely to pick up an
        STD if they avoid sex before marriage, but they then also
        have to make sure that their partner
        is clean, that neither of them cheats, and
        that they never get bad blood. I don't know
        how often someone gets bad blood, if ever,
        but I figured it happens sometimes. Well,
        I do know of a couple of cases where people
        picked up an STD from a hospital who reused
        needles.

        Simply having sex before marriage doesn't
        mean you're going to pick up an STD.
    • tmbrwolf19, on 05/16/2008, -1/+2Really? This has nothing to do with sex ed in my opinion. I had sex ed in school, and we talked about all those wonderful diseases. We talked about abstinence only etc. But guess what, when you're standing in front of a naked chick and you're horny as hell, all thats stuff jumps out of your head preeetty damn quick for more pressing matters. I generally use a condom, but there is times i haven't. It's silly to assume that everyone is going to use a condom 100% of the time. We all have lapses in judgment or are trusting when we should be cautious regardless.

      It's no different then taking drivers ed and then going out and speeding. We all know we shouldn't do it, but do it anyways. This is a problem that is never going away as long as human beings have a sex drive, no amount of education is going to change that.
      • ikarimaru, on 05/16/2008, -0/+2Knowing what's right and what's wrong in sexual behavior is different from acting on it, of course. However, you give people the best tools possible to work with and generally they will make sound decisions. People screw up, but that's not my point; It's preparation that makes the difference.
        • tmbrwolf19, on 05/16/2008, -0/+1But how would removal of abstinence only fix that? It's not like they don't cover use of condoms, safe-sex, and sexually transmitted diseases. They just suggest the best thing to do is wait. Preaching safe sex may work for high school students, but really, once you hit 20 and are out of the house at college/university things change. The idea that education is ever going to change things, no matter how its approached is silly. Short of castrating young people, they are gonna have sex, and no matter how prepared they are, they are gonna have it unprotected.
        • eagle200363, on 05/16/2008, -0/+0The idea of not doing anything because so many people are doing it is just ridiculous, has to be the worst argument one can use.
    • krellor, on 05/16/2008, -0/+7"that having sex before marriage is one of the biggest risks you can take".

      Um, no. Unprotected sex, I'll give you. Biggest risks? How about intravenous drug use? Or literally pages of of things that are less safe then sex with a condom. Having done a lot of stupid things in my life having sex with a condom on doesn't even rank on my list of stupid *****.
      • eagle200363, on 05/16/2008, -2/+0wow you really like to take my words out of context. Of course those things would be worse. However the possibility of a young person getting an STD or becoming pregnant/impregnating someone is still pretty damned serious. Whereas generally most people can afford a child when they are married, at least more so than a young unmarried couple.
    • Paranoidmarvin, on 05/16/2008, -0/+2I can see what you mean, but it's only in the US that you are taught like that.
      In the UK, we practically have condoms shoved down our throats so these statistics are more interesting...
    • issachar, on 05/17/2008, -0/+2I assume you're taking about all those abstinence only programs they have the UK. What's that you say? They don't have those programs in the UK?

      Then what on earth were you talking about? Did you even read the article? I believe the point was that the education ain't working.

      So the solution is "more education"? I believe Benjamin Franklin said something about the definition of insanity being doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.
      • Paranoidmarvin, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1Perhaps my wording wasn't clear enough.
        The fact that we are encouraged to use condoms, and abstaining isn't even suggested makes these figures more interesting, especially when they are put in the right context, rather than the US one
    • Myonosken, on 05/17/2008, -0/+2We don't have abstinence programs in the UK. In fact your school could be shut down if you don't teach a full sex ed course.
  • DiscoLando, on 05/16/2008, -7/+14Is it just out of the question to expect people to have one sex partner for an entire lifetime? I know I'm in the minority, but I didn't have sex until I was 24, and it was with my current wife who likewise was a virgin until we got married. I've never had to wear a condom or fret about catching some disease.
    • ikarimaru, on 05/16/2008, -1/+20That's fantastic for you, but some of us thought we were making the right choice at the time, wore condoms, and ended up NOT staying with the person. No harm, no foul. It was completely your choice to not have sex until you were 24, and I admire that, but different strokes for different folks (pun intended).
      • serif69, on 05/16/2008, -6/+1I dugg you up, then retracted it for the intentional pun.
        • norcalscan, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1You retracted it just because you could with the new comment system.
      • akphidelt, on 05/16/2008, -5/+0Not true, most likely it was not completely his choice, haha
        • DiscoLando, on 05/16/2008, -0/+1No, it was fully and intentionally my choice.
    • FecalHurler, on 05/16/2008, -3/+1Why shouldn't sex be enjoyed? As long as it's done safely, start as early as possible. Trust me youngins-- It's great, but nothing worth holding out for.
      • DiscoLando, on 05/16/2008, -1/+3Define 'safely'. Condoms aren't a guarantee... you're still rolling the dice. Multiply that by the number of sex partners you have and suddenly you're looking at a significant non-zero risk.

        I 'held out' and am supremely happy I did - and I enjoy sex greatly. It's one of the greatest things ever and should be treated with ultimate respect. It's ultimately the individuals call, but the only guarantee to be 'safe' is to remain monogamous for life with someone who is likewise monogamous with you.
        • ikarimaru, on 05/16/2008, -1/+2Monogamy is no guarantee that you will be sexually 'safe'. You can still contract a disease through other means such as a blood transfusion. It's sad, and it's a near-zero possibility, but it DOES still happen.
    • AWBoy666, on 05/16/2008, -1/+3Actually, considering the number of relationships that I've had (and left since the women turned out to be insane in one way or another), YES. It is definitely too much to ask.

      You are in the extreme minority to meet your wife like that. The EXTREME. It takes a most people many many tries before finding the right person.
      • DiscoLando, on 05/16/2008, -0/+5The thing is, I had multiple relationships before I met my wife, and I was able to weed out the ones that were insane, without having sex with any of them.

        That's my point - do whatever it takes to find the one that is for you, but in the meantime, decide to not have sex until after you find that one and commit to them. You may not agree with the philosophy, but it's the only one I'm aware of that has a 100% guarantee of safe sex included - assuming your partner likewise follows the same philosophy.
    • krellor, on 05/16/2008, -1/+3While it is cool that you waited until you got married, I would say it is foolish to hope/expect the same from everyone else. It would be like me, being a vegetarian, expecting everyone else to become one. Not gonna happen. What you should hope for is that people get educated and are smart and respectful when going about it.
    • Gabberwok, on 05/16/2008, -2/+1You being in a monogamous relationship doesn't guarantee your wife is in one. People should still wear condoms.
    • sb66, on 05/16/2008, -1/+1Positive - no worries about STDs
      Negative - having no idea if your partner is good in bed.
      • DiscoLando, on 05/16/2008, -1/+2You'd have a valid point, if one's capacity for being good in bed was a fixed value determined at birth. You know, people can learn how to have good sex.
    • psibladeZX, on 05/21/2008, -0/+1HAHA, your wife? a virgin? you stooge.
  • PhattyPhattMatt, on 05/16/2008, -6/+76Did anyone else see that ONLY 200 people were surveyed? That is a extremely low number of people surveyed compared to the amount of people in Britain. This article needs more information before it goes off scaring everyone!
    • Gabberwok, on 05/16/2008, -1/+3You realize that's not how statistics work right? I mean, Gallup is only asking 1000 people who they support for president, that's an incredibly low number relative to the population of the US... The margin of error on 200 people is higher than for 1000 people, but you still can get some significant results.
      • PhattyPhattMatt, on 05/16/2008, -1/+2Thanks for the Stats lesson, but it is still only 200 people. The results can be greatly skewed compared to the population. It would have been a much better survey with 1000 people.
    • shig, on 05/17/2008, -1/+1They polled the equivalent of less than 10 classrooms, maximum, and they pretend that number can be scaled across all economic boundaries, family backgrounds, etc. It is preposterous to think this is reliable knowledge if you consider it anything more than a badly reasoned guess.
      • alvinrod, on 05/17/2008, -0/+2If it were a truly random sample than 200 is more than enough to get a good indication. In statistics 50 is generally accepted as being enough to get fairly accurate results, but this only holds as long as the sample is completely random. By that I mean all teenagers names were put into a big hat and drawn at random (or the technological equivalent).

        British teenagers may not know much about condoms, or may just not care. If the question only asked if they used a condom during sex (assuming that they first have sex) it doesn't tell you why or why not. Of course this doesn't change the fact that you don't know any more about statistics than they appear to know about condoms and STD prevention.
      • Gabberwok, on 05/22/2008, -0/+2I always trust statistics comments from a person with a Confederate flag avatar...
  • KevinRWright, on 05/16/2008, -6/+35Raw Dawgin.
    Wearing a condom is like eating a steak with plastic wrap on your tongue.
    • Hero0fTime, on 05/16/2008, -0/+4Or wearing a raincoat in the shower.
    • frostbyt, on 05/16/2008, -2/+12Or wearing a glove while operating on someone.
    • hemetae, on 05/16/2008, -1/+2Catching herpes ruins your sex life forever... which is the bigger pain?
      • Lazydriver, on 05/16/2008, -0/+2Only when it shows.
      • hemetae, on 05/17/2008, -0/+0Sure, as long as you don't give a f***k about giving someone else an incurable disease.. you may not care about that now, but one day your conscience will 'mature' , & the guilt will kick in, and you will never again want to be responsible for ruining someone else's sex life.
  • neems25, on 05/16/2008, -4/+21Well, invent a ***** condom that doesn't cause limpness.

    PS...I bet like....5 dudes on Digg know what I'm talking about
    • serif69, on 05/16/2008, -0/+9Stop wearing Lifestyles. They constrict at the base. Trojan Ultra Thin is the way to go. Or Magnums, if you're lucky enough. If they made an Ultra Thin Magnum, that would be as blissful as a man could get while still bagging it.
      • neems25, on 05/16/2008, -0/+4I def. go the magnum route...but those bastards are THICK. Its like, hey....you're lucky enough to wear a magnum, but we're gonna screw you over on the experience...thanks trojan, you're not fooling anyone with that gold wrapper either
        • serif69, on 05/16/2008, -0/+5***** EXACTLY. Condoms are sometimes referred to as rain coats, but Magnums are literally like wearing a rain coat.
      • ikarimaru, on 05/16/2008, -0/+1I'm truly angry at the lack of choices when it comes to Magnums. You have ONE choice, really. That's the selection at all the stores I've been too. And they're STILL constricting at the base. Someone really needs to create a company that allows a customer to make a mold of their penis, send it in, and order custom-fitted condoms based on the mold. That company would make TONS of money for the types that plan ahead like me.
      • hermslice, on 05/16/2008, -0/+1The trojan ENZ or Her pleasure ones are actually pretty good.
      • DarkoKun, on 05/16/2008, -0/+2Hey guys I wear magnum size condoms too! ...This is fun!
      • JohnboiWaltune, on 05/18/2008, -0/+1They do have an Ultra Thin Magnum. Just go to drugstore.com and search.
    • Duositex, on 05/16/2008, -9/+1I think that's called erectile dysfunction. I'm totally unfamiliar with the symptoms you're describing and not for lack of involvement in the scenario they would appear.
    • FecalHurler, on 05/16/2008, -2/+4Well I go limp when it takes forever for the ***** things to go on. Talk about a mood killer.

      And they break or fall off more often than not.

      Moral of the story: Find one person, both get tested, and bombs away.
      • HyperionHK, on 05/16/2008, -2/+1if they break or fall off more often than not, then you are using them incorrectly
      • serif69, on 05/16/2008, -1/+11Dude, I hate to be the one to tell you this, but if they're breaking or falling off frequently, you need a smaller condom. Sorry.
      • psibladeZX, on 05/21/2008, -0/+1if it takes forever to get them on... youre doing it backwards...
        it should take no longer than 2-3 seconds to get one on... seriously... if youre too retarted to put one on, then you probably shouldnt be having sex
  • JointVenture, on 05/16/2008, -1/+6Hold on, I thought I just read a thread about how the Y GENERATION was going to save us?

  • ninalama, on 05/16/2008, -3/+23I'm a teenager, and.. god, this is embarrassing. We aren't all complete idiots, I promise. I don't have too much hope for my generation though.
    • inhaler, on 05/16/2008, -5/+4Here's my hope and possible solution for your generation: don't' get intimidated by ***** social cliques and highschool hierarchies. You sound like a smart girl (hell, you read digg), just don't allow yourself or your friends to compromise their values in the face of adversity. Make a big deal about people needing to wear condoms in your school, etc.

      The only reason this is a problem is that some teenage girls allow themselves to be coerced by boys into not enforcing that they wear one (out of fear of rejection, etc), and that teenage boys are generally dumb and think they're the man if they go raw dog. That's your bottle neck right there.
      • tmbrwolf19, on 05/16/2008, -0/+3Funny you say that its boys at fault. Everytime that I haven't used a condom with a partner, it was at my female partners suggestion/coercion. Girls can be just as horny as guys and they have preferences too. Let's be fair with the blame, its everyones fault and responsibility.
        • inhaler, on 05/19/2008, -0/+1The person who almost ALWAYS brakes any LMR (last minute resistance) is the guy. It may sound like a woman's idea in the end, but truthfully, it's through take aways and ***** like that you break through.
      • YellowSnowDemon, on 05/16/2008, -0/+1Dugg for 'raw dog'
      • ninalama, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1Yeah, I'm not going to blame the guys. I just think people in general stupidly think nothing is going to happen to them, and then BAM AIDS.
    • SierraAlpha, on 05/16/2008, -3/+14Omg it's a female teenager on digg...

      Play it cool Sean, play it cool.

      So would you ugh... like to umm... maybe sometime... let me penetrate your vagina with my penis?
      • ninalama, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1I'd rather you stick it in the pooper, if you know what I mean.
    • SteaminTmann, on 05/16/2008, -0/+3Noone ever has hope for their own generation...... especially the older generations.
  • mediaspree, on 05/16/2008, -1/+20Is it me or is that title not grammatically correct?
    • chuckDontSurf, on 05/16/2008, -0/+3Either grammatically incorrect or very poorly worded.
    • skylarsutton, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1The bigger question is why no one picked it up until you saw the story... 2/3 of the way down the comments.
  • SemiSarcastic, on 05/16/2008, -0/+3Either way I suppose it's proper population management.
  • Dragon88, on 05/16/2008, -1/+4It's like smoking. Bad for you, but feels good. Ya dumb kids.
  • pedo, on 05/16/2008, -1/+63pulling out and ejaculating on the girl is normal now thanks to porn.
    • neems25, on 05/16/2008, -1/+23*tear* thanks porn....thanks
    • FecalHurler, on 05/16/2008, -2/+22DROPPPIINNNN LOADS!!!!!
      • accessviolation, on 05/16/2008, -2/+15After reading your name, I'm not sure how to interpret that. o.O
      • DarkoKun, on 05/16/2008, -0/+1All over arties fat face!
    • neems25, on 05/16/2008, -2/+13awwwwwwwwwww skeet skeet skeet skeet skeet skeet skeet SKEET!
    • YellowSnowDemon, on 05/16/2008, -1/+4Oh pedobear, you snarky templar.
  • abran1984, on 05/16/2008, -0/+27Condoms numb the sensations; thus are not popular with teenagers looking for that rush of feeling in their naughty parts. No amount of warnings will make them put one on, it's all about the pleasure.
    • tmbrwolf19, on 05/16/2008, -0/+8Dugg for talking sense. This has nothing to do with education or religious values. Kids are horny and wanna do what feels fun. We all know drinking, smoking, speeding, downloading, etc is bad, but we do it anyways. Humans are irrational beings and we all have this drive to do what feels good, to think that you can somehow suppress or remove that shows a lack of understand of basic human behavior.
      • YellowSnowDemon, on 05/16/2008, -0/+2Downloading, drinking, smoking, and sex isn't bad, as long as you're responsible about it.
        • tmbrwolf19, on 05/16/2008, -0/+1I was thinking in more of a social sense we consider them 'bad'. But I definitely agree with you on a personal level.
        • apmtt, on 05/16/2008, -0/+0Lesson learned: wear a condom while downloading warez.
  • GREENEMAC, on 05/16/2008, -0/+11The problem is nowadays, many people will date eachother for a month or more, stop using condoms during sex because they trust eachother, then break up and do the same thing with new partners. Eventually down the line someone WILL contract an STD from a partner they "trust". Condoms do suck, and it's really awkward to make a partner get tested, but you won't regret it.
  • staple, on 05/16/2008, -1/+9My highschool was the only public school I know of in Georgia to not teach abstinence. We had a nurse from a local hospital come in to our health class weekly to give us real information about the risks of sex and what precautions we could take to avoid being infected or risking pregnancy. Looking back, I am so proud that the administrators realized that you can't tell highschoolers (who are about 95% hormone) to stop having sex. Things like this happen because there is a stigma associated with having sex in a lot of places. Some people would rather risk contracting an STD than having their parents find a condom wrapper in their sock drawer. Parents and schools have to maintain an open and honest dialog with kids about sex and the religious right need to concede that their misinformation is more immoral than premarital sex.
  • AWBoy666, on 05/16/2008, -0/+4Find a way for sex to feel as good with a condom as without and then people will wear them. Why is it that no one discusses how much condoms ruin sex for men?!?!
    • HyperionHK, on 05/16/2008, -2/+3not getting STIs or HIV > the lost pleasure from wearing a condom. Plus saying it "ruins" sex is a bit overdramatic
    • fubarific, on 05/16/2008, -0/+2Why is it that no one discusses how much getting pregnant can ruin the rest of their life, friendships, vagina and more for women?

      Seriously though, saying "ruins" sex? Way to be a drama queen. I'd say that wearing a condom is far better than potentially ruining the life of the female who was nice enough to let you in stick it in her.
    • alvinrod, on 05/17/2008, -0/+1Herpes, Syphilis, or HIV ruin sex a hell of a lot more than wearing a condom ever will.
  • staffell, on 05/16/2008, -0/+10I could have absolutely sworn that was a ***** in the thumbnail picture
  • gavdog2020, on 05/16/2008, -1/+4I don't buy this crap. According to these surveys, I most likely have an STD, I don't use condoms, there's a good chance I'm gay, and I don't think oral sex counts as sex. Where do they find the kids they survey? Giving hand jobs behind the local liquor store?
  • akphidelt, on 05/16/2008, -3/+0Let em learn like every one else... the second a baby pops out or some crabs start jumping around your no-no spot you will realize what you did wrong!
    • mrjoshua28, on 05/16/2008, -0/+1Some smart guy said: "Any idiot can learn from his/her mistakes, but a smart person learns from other people's." Looks like our nation is filling up with highly educated idiots.
  • kaniz, on 05/16/2008, -1/+5I think sex-ed needs to drive the message home that STD's are not just an 'old people issue'. Especially in the gay community, a lot of the younger guys seem to think STD's are just something "those old trolls in the leather bar have", and not something that the young, cute, buff, in shape healthy looking guy can be carrying around.

    Someone I know justified having unprotected sex by saying "Well, the other person looked healthy"
    • nmnnotmyname, on 05/16/2008, -0/+2Trust me, It's not that they don't know it can't happen to them or it's irrelevant, not at all. They don't /want/ to wear them or don't have them at the time.
  • nmnnotmyname, on 05/16/2008, -0/+4Source: Walking into any random highschool and asking around

    Am I the only one finding this a little obvious?
  • nellshini, on 05/16/2008, -0/+3From my experience, most teens know a lot about condoms, what they prevent, and how to use them, it's just a matter of having them around when the mood hits.
  • mal1964, on 05/16/2008, -5/+32If your girlfriend insists that you wear a condom, That means she doesn't love you.
  • shanson13, on 05/16/2008, -11/+4"Too many people don't know the basic facts on how condoms prevent a sexually transmitted infection such as HIV."

    But I say..."Too many people don't know the basic facts on how waiting to have sex until marriage prevents ALL sexually transmitted infections such as HIV."

    God's plan is for one woman and one man to be married for life...and sex is only to be enjoyed inside the marriage bond. Sorry, the Truth hurts for the pagan crowd...but look at the results of this fornicating society...I know I know...you can't stop them from having sex, right? Wrong! If parents actually cared for and loved their kids enough to train them properly, the kids would listen. Not in all cases of course, but there are many more teens choosing to wait until marriage than the main stream media will ever let you know about.
    • nmnnotmyname, on 05/16/2008, -1/+3These are the kinds of reasons I'm atheist even though my mother was christian. You insist that you have it all figured out... You know what stops people from doing stupid things? Common sense... Unfortunately, there is a huge lack of that.
      • shanson13, on 05/20/2008, -0/+1What reasons? Because some people hold a Biblical world view instead of a secular one? This is a reason for you to be an atheist? Because some people hope and pray their children won't engage in pre-marrital sex, so they won't be at risk for STD's, pregnancy, emotional trauma etc etc. This is a reason you are an atheist? I don't insist I have anything figured out...I DO insist that God has His creation (us) completely figured out...and He gave us the manual to life in His Word, the Bible. Healthy, joyful, fruitful, fulfilling, loving, wonderful LIFE is available to ALL who read God's Word and apply it to their lives. And this is a reason you are an atheist? Where do you think your "common" sense comes from? As an atheist, it couldn't come from anything more powerful than yourself right? The Bible is FULL of common sense advise for everyday living. You don't want there to be a God, because that way you can live your life anyway you want, without any moral accountability..isn't that so? Anyway...your argument isn't with ME, its with GOD. Good luck with that...
    • orblivion, on 05/16/2008, -0/+2The truth may hurt, but that's not why people will flame you for your post. You have to spend more effort explaining why God's plan is significantly more effective than using condoms before people will believe that they've been denying some sort of truth.
    • DteK, on 05/16/2008, -0/+2you train dogs
      you raise kids
      I feel sorry for yours if you have any
      • shanson13, on 05/20/2008, -0/+1You feel sorry for my kids? They have a loving Mom and Dad (crazy isn't it...a home with two parents, married, of the opposite sex) who are raising them up in a Godly home (that doesn't mean that I'M Godly...it means we put God first). Training/raising whatever you want to call it. They love Jesus, their parents, their siblings, their friends...they are some of the most loving and sweet children on the planet (not that I'm biased in anyway lol). The Bible says to train up a child in the way they should go, so that when they are old, they won't turn from it. Something wrong with training my children to be loving to others, morally straight, upstanding, God loving, caring, peaceful, joyful, educated, adventurous, friendly and fun? If that type of upbringing causes you to feel sorry for them...go right ahead. God bless you.
    • sb66, on 05/16/2008, -0/+2How do you know God's plan? Thats an incredibly presumptuous statement. Did God tell you? If not, do you believe everything your preacher tells you?
      • shanson13, on 05/20/2008, -0/+1God's plan is clearly spelled out for us in His Word...its called the Bible. Read one sometime :)
    • hermslice, on 05/16/2008, -0/+1where are these kids that are waiting for marrage..?
      of all the people i know, and im talking about close friends, people i know from school, people i do and/or have worked with. i could easily say about 500 people, only a small presentage have told me they will wait. of that percentage only about 2 of them still are waiting. and those 2 people i believe could actually do it. children will have sex, you tell them not to, so of course being a kid its one of the first things you try to do.

      TRAIN YOUR KIDS?? they are not dogs!!
      also God gave christians the freedom of choice. if you take that away from the child by, training them.... you are taking that choice away and defiying the will of that same God. so shut up and go repent.
      (im christian by the way, just not cathlic)
      • shanson13, on 05/20/2008, -0/+1Wow...for being a "Christian" you surprise me with your lack of knowledge of the Scriptures and with you hateful type of response. Where are these kids who are waiting? Well a bunch of them attend my church for one...there are many young couples recently married who chose to wait for marriage to have sex, as God commands. Have you ever bothered to open your Bible and read God's Word for yourself? Here are a couple of verses from God's enduring Word of Truth that you need to read...

        Proverbs 22:6
        Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.
        Proverbs 22:5-7 (in Context)

        Ephesians 6:4
        Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.

        Hebrews 13:4
        Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral.

        And lastly, as for your advice to "shut up and go repent" I welcome your opinion and will not respond in kind. I am a sinner like the rest of humanity, in need of repentance, but not because of this post. Everything I said is Biblically accurate and I will not compromise the Word of God just because it might be unpopular with the lost.

        Leviticus 19:17
        " 'Do not hate your brother in your heart. Rebuke your neighbor frankly so you will not share in his guilt."
        1 John 4:20 (New Living Translation)

        20 If someone says, “I love God,” but hates a Christian brother or sister,[a] that person is a liar; for if we don’t love people we can see, how can we love God, whom we cannot see?

        God bless you and keep you.

    • xstarsprinklesx, on 05/16/2008, -0/+1Way to generalize. Not all people who don't wait until marriage are running around having casual sex all over the place, and are certainly not all pagans (my high school had a large Southern Baptist population, and they were almost all in serious relationships, having parties with alcohol, etc. and almost definitely having sex). I myself waited until my current boyfriend, who I started dating at 24, and to whom I am now engaged. I am agnostic and definitely not Christian, and was never told by my parents to make a decision one way or the other, except to be safe and careful. It was my decision to wait and to be honest, I think they would be surprised if they knew he was my first.

      Also, "if parents actually cared for and loved their kids enough to train them properly, the kids would listen" – I see you have a 14 year old daughter. I guess you've had a lucky ride so far if you still believe that, but hold on tight because there's no way you still will after the next eight years.
      • shanson13, on 05/20/2008, -0/+1Your response is based on a non-biblical world view. A pagan is someone who does not believe in the One true God, the God of the Bible. I didn't say that Christians didn't have sex outside of marriage, many do...its still wrong and against God's plan for us. What I'm saying is that IF parents actually raised their kids and trained them in the ways of the Lord, based on God's teaching, not man's...then they would have a chance at least of waiting until marriage. My daughter is almost 15, she knows more about the Bible in many areas than most adults I know, and she is committed to staying pure until marriage. I am committed to helping her to stay pure and a virgin until marriage, as that is God's plan clearly stated for us in His Word. If you don't believe in God or the Bible...then this won't matter to you anyway.
    • purkel, on 05/16/2008, -0/+1theres no god. get with the 21st century.
      • shanson13, on 05/20/2008, -0/+1Psalm 14
        For the choir director: A psalm of David.
        1 Only fools say in their hearts,
        “There is no God.”
        They are corrupt, and their actions are evil;
        not one of them does good!

        I know...quoting from an ancient text sounds silly to you...but your argument is with God, not with me. Take a little time to study the reliability of the Scriptures...a good book for you to read is "The Case for Christ" by Lee Strobel.
  • TotalDouche, on 05/16/2008, -1/+4Stupid Brits....
  • theleetgeek, on 05/16/2008, -6/+27Vote Ron Paul 2008 and you won't have to wear condoms anymore!
  • orblivion, on 05/16/2008, -6/+0LOOK THEY'RE HAVING UNPROTECTED SEX! THEY OBVIOUSLY DON'T KNOW ABOUT STDS AND PREGNANCY WE SOMEHOW HAVEN'T ADVERTISED AND EDUCATED PEOPLE ENOUGH QUICK THROW MORE MONEY AT THE PROBLEM
    • SsbFalcon, on 05/16/2008, -0/+2LARGE CAPITAL LETTERS REALLY DOESN'T CATCH YOUR ATTENTION AND ONLY MAKES YOU WANT TO PRESS THAT LITTLE RED BUTTON OVER ----------------------------------------THERE--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------->^

      • orblivion, on 05/16/2008, -0/+0I knew it was a risk but I wanted to convey a stupid viewpoint. I wasn't trying to get attention.
  • forgottenhope, on 05/16/2008, -6/+3How much tax dollars do you want? I mean for the love of god, in most of all localities women get more money for the more kids they ***** out.

    You want people to protect themselves? Stop giving them incentives to be baby factories, im tired of wasting 23%+ percent of the GNP to the welfare state in this country.

    When are people going to understand you have to do for yourself. The government isn there for hand outs, those hand outs come at the expense of someone elses hard work.

    Get off your lazy ***** ass and be responsible for yourself.

    THE united states of the welfare.
  • taradisiac, on 05/16/2008, -5/+3Idiots. This is the information era, if you don't use protection go ***** yourself.
    • Kazanoe, on 05/16/2008, -0/+7Good advice, you can't get STDs from yourself, after all.
    • uziko, on 05/16/2008, -0/+2should i use protection while i am ***** myself?
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